R--"Lockout Tagout" Audit and training Department of Veteran Affairs Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center North Chicago IL

THIS IS AN INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Rockwell/ESC for Lockout Tagout System at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC). The contractor will provide an audit of 831 based Scan ESC VPP Lockout Tagout (LOTO) procedures produced by Rockwell/ESC in accordance with (IAW) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) instruction 29CFR1910.147(c) (6). Rockwell/ESC is the sole (only) sales and service source in North America with proprietary software currently installed and already established at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13.501, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract for one base year and four option years. The NAICS Code is 541330. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service to the Contract Specialist by 10:00AM (CST) 03/07/2018. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Rockwell/ESC. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Christopher Cook, Contract Specialist at contact@example.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The contractor will provide an audit of 831 based Scan ESC VPP Lockout Tagout (LOTO) procedures produced by Rockwell/ESC in accordance with (IAW) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) instruction 29CFR1910.147(c) (6). The contractor shall provide classroom training on LOTO procedures IAW 29CFR1910.147 (C)(7) to 50 personnel. The training should cover all aspects included with 29CFR147.147. Upon completion of training the contractor should provide all attendees written test to verify adequacy of training. The contractor shall provide report of all findings of audit and training records to include copies of test results and list of any and all discrepancies of procedures found. The audit shall include at a minimum: Number of procedures audited Identify the machinery or equipment on which the energy control procedures were being utilized. The date of inspection The names of VA employees including in the inspection Any discrepancies found The training records should include the following at a minimum: Copies of all test taken List of employee s names with test scores. All Contractors submitting a response to this Intent to Sole Source will have an established business with three (3) years of consecutive experience in performing these types of services at medical facilities. The Contractor must also be licensed and authorized to Audit and Train on Scan ESC VPP Lockout Tagout (LOTO) procedures produced by Rockwell/ESC in accordance with(IAW) OSHA instruction 29CFR1910.147(c) (6). The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to complete the required services listed above in draft Statement of Work (SOW). The following NAICS Code and Small Business Size Standard has been identified for this requirement: 541330 Engineering Services Standard of $15 Million in annual revenue. Interested parties shall provide a brief overview of their firm s capabilities and past experience with projects similar in size and scope of this project. Capability statements shall also include: DUNS number Organization Name and Assumed Name/dba (if applicable) Organization Address Point of Contact (including name, title, addresses, telephone number, fax number and Email address) Business size (small business or other than small business) Socio-economic status (If SDVOSB or VOSB provide SDVOSB or VOSB CVE verification) Organization experience in performing these types of services Copies of applicable certifications and/or accreditations to include, at a minimum, the EPA Universal Certification as required under EPA Regulation 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, Section 608. (All information shall be submitted in Word or PDF format, not to exceed 10 pages, including all attachments.) Firms shall identify whether they are a small business or other than small business in accordance with the size standard for NAICS code 541330. If another NAICS code may be applicable, please identify the NAICS in your capability statement along with your corresponding socio-economic status. All information must be received no later than Wednesday, March 07, 2018 at 10:00 AM (CST). Email all information to Christopher Cook, Contract Specialist at contact@example.gov . The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or returned. Based on the responses to this Intent to Sole Source notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses, sole sourced, or procured through full and open competition. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. 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